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Suffic

Description:

Suffic is a term used in linguistics to refer to a part added to the end of a word or root to modify its meaning or create a new word.

Examples:

Noun:

The suffic "-less" added to the word "care" creates the adjective "careless".

Verb:

She decided to suffic the word "include" with "-s" to indicate plural form.

Adjective:

The suffic "-ful" added to the noun "wonder" results in the adjective "wonderful".

Adverb:

The word "slowly" is formed by sufficing the adjective "slow" with "-ly".

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